Toy pistol.



PATENTED JULY 12, 1904.

J. LUCAS. TOY PISTOL.

APPLIOATIOH nun Rev 25, 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JUXAlIIAX LUCAS. OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR 'IO WILLIAU H. RICHARDSON, OF CHARLESTON, SOUIII (JAROLlNA.

TOY PISTOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 765,023, ed July 12, 1904.

Application filed November 25,1903. Serial No. 182,652. (No model.)

To u/l lr'lmm, if may concern:

Be it known that I, Jom'rnazv LUCAS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Charles. ion. in the county of Charleston and State of South Carolina, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Pistols, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in to pistols. having for an object to provide a novel construction for shooting pieces of cardboard or other projectiles; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts. as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

in the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation f a pistol embodying my invention, showing the trigger-lever cocked. Fig. 2 is a side elevationof the pistol, partly in sectiondshowing the trigger-lever in position to receive the band. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, pert ly in section, showing the trigger-lever in tired position; and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the trigger-lever.

By my invention 1 seek to provide a simple form of toy pistol that can be cheaply made, will he harmless, can be utilized for shooting small pieces of cardboard, which latter may serve as advertising mediums by having printed thereon the name of some special artitle. lirm, or other subject-matter it may he desired to advertise, and the device being simple of operation, as will be understood from the following description.

As shown, the pistol includes the body A, having the barrel portion B and the grip U and provided with the longitudinal slot- D, formed through it from its upper to its lower edge to receive the movable device E in the form of a trigger-lever, as shown in detail in Fig. 4. This movable device E has the upper portion F and the lower or trigger portion G and is provided with the front edge g at the upper end of the portion G to abut the front wall (10f the slot 1) in the cocked position of the trigger-lever, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The device E is pivoted within the slot l) by the cross-pin H, which passes through a slots in the movable device B, such slot being elongated in a direction approximately at a right angle to that of the edge of the trigger (l, as shown in the drawings. By this construction the movable device E is capable of movement back and forth in the slot D in the direction of length of the barrel, so that the trigger-lever may he moved from the position for receiving the band, as shown in Fig. 2, forwardly to the cocked pd sition, (shown in Fig. 1,) which latter is the position of the trigger-lever when it is holding the band, which operates to throw the projectile I in the use of the device. The ruliber or other elastic band is secured at its front end to the front end of the barrel. It may be by pressing it into a slit formed in the end of the barrel, as shown.

In operation the band may he drawn heel; and over the trigger-lever when the latter is in the position shown in Fig. 2. The stress of the band will then pull the triggenlever from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the cocked position, (shown in Fig. Ll l'iringing the square edge y of the trigger up against. the square front end of the slot l). in this position the trigger-lever will he cocked, and the projectilel may be inserted l) one corner in the slot in the upper side of the barrel near the rear end of the latter. If the trigger he in i w pulled from the position shown in Fig. l to that shown in Fig. 3, the trigger-lever will he thrown forwardly and will release the hand, so the latter mayoprrate to fire the projectile as desired. By pushing the trigger forward from the position shown in Fig. 3 to that shown in Fig. 2 the trigger-lever will he brought to position to receive the hand, as will be understood from the drawings.

In operation it wili he noticed the triggerlever is movable pivotally on the cross-pin II and also bodily along the said pin from the uncoclted position (shown in Fig. 2) to the cocked position. {Shownin Fig.1.) Itwillalso be noticed the upper rear edgeof the triggerlever is rounded. so that the rubber hand readily escapes therefrom when the triggerlever is thrown from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Theimproved toy pistoLcomprising the body, having a longitudinal slot, the triggerlevcr fitting in said slot, the trigger portion of such lever having a square front edge at its upper end, and a slot being formed in the triggerlever in a direction ata right angleto said edge, and a pin passing through the said slot, and connecting the trigger-lever with the body, the trigger-lever being movable across the pin and turning upon the same in the operatilon of the device, substantially as set fort 2. The combination with the body having a longitudinal slot, and a pin crossing said slot, of a movable device having an upper portion rounded on its rear edge. and a trigger portion provided with a front upper edge to engage the front wall of the slot, said movable device being provided with an elongated slot 1 receiving the pivot-pin and permitting the movement of the device in the direction of length of the body, substantially as set forth. 3. A toy pistol, comprising the body, and a. trigger-lever having a pivotal movement in connection with said body, and also movable bodily in the body and projecting at its upper end above the body to hold a device for throwing a projectile, substantially as set forth.

. 4. A toy pistol, comprising the body, the trigger-lever having an elongated slot for the pivot-pin, and the pivot-pin connecting the trigger; lever with the body, and passing through the slot, whereby the trigger-lever may be moved pivotally and'bodily on said pin said trigger-lever having a portion projecting above the body to hold adevice for throwing a projectile, substantially as set forth.

JONATHAN LUCAS. Witnesses:

WILLIAM MATHEW OGILVIE, Jr., WILLIAM HENRY RICHARDSON. 

